Composition for removing paint



Patented Sept. ii, 11923. I 1,467,654

UNITED): STATES WATENT (CDFFHCE ARTHUR W. SCOJLES, 01F TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING PAINT.

No Drawing. Application filed September 6, 1921. Serial No. 498,612.

To all whom it may concern: The composition embodying the present Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. SGPLES, a invention consists of a dry mixture in powcitizen of the United States, .residlng at dered form of sodium hydroxide ninety per Tulsa, in the county of Tulsa and State Of cent and ammonium carbonate ten per cent.

5 Oklahoma, have invented certain new and In using the composition, a suitable quanuseful Improvements in Compositions for tity th r of is i d ith wat r a d the Removing Paint, of which the following is a solution is swabbed, by the use of Waste or specificatlon. cloth, over the surface to be treated, after The object of the present invention is to which the treated surface is permitted to provide a novel composition for employment stand for a period of from one to four hours in removing paint, and particularly paint whereupon the paint may be readily washed from the bodies of automobiles, although the off from the surface by the use of an ordicomposition of the present invention is not nary hose. Preferably I add about one A limited to such use. pound of the mixture to one-half gallon of One of the objects of the present invention water although it will be understood that is to provide a aint removing composition these relative proportions may be varied if which will be quick and effective in its action found desirable. and which will notonly completely remove all The composition will, as before stated, paint from the surface to which it is apnot only remove paint from a surface to plied but will furthermore serve to cleanse which it is applied but it will also serve as the surface and remove therefrom any oily detergent and will remove all dirt and oily accumulation, thus preparing the surface for accumulations from the surface thus prepar-- the application of a fresh coat of paint. ing it for the application of fresh coat of 5 Another object of the invention is to propaint, vide a composition for the purpose stated Having thus described the invention, what adapted to be placed upon the market in is claimed asnew is: powdered form and to be mixed in suitable A paint removing composition comprising quantities with Water and the solution then a dry mixture of sodium hydroxide ninety applied to the surface from which the paint per cent, and ammonium carbonate ten per is tobe removed, thus obviating the ex ense cent.

and inconvenience attending the use of liquid In testimony whereof I ailix my signature. containers. ARTHUR WV. SCOLES. [1 s 

